Getting ready to fly to McMurdo
Maintainers from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., refuel a C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 18 after arriving at Christchurch, New Zealand. Airmen and the C-17 are at Christchurch to begin the annual winter fly-in, known as WinFly. During these flights, aircrews transport scientists, support personnel, food and equipment for the U.S. Antarctic program at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. WinFly is the opening of the first flights to McMurdo station, which closed for the austral winter in February. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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